Podcast
A Thought for the Week
Hosted by Torah in Motion · EN
Join Rabbi Jay Kelman, the founding director of Torah in Motion, as he shares a thought about the weekly parsha.
33episodes
Episodes
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Eikev: Counting to 100
1w ago00:10:58Tap to summarizeJoin as we discuss the connection between Birchat haMazon and the Garden of Eden. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →Va'etchanan: A Second Revelation
2w ago00:12:50Tap to summarizeJoin as we discuss the significance of an extra vav the second time around.If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →Tisha b'Av | When Will the Kinnot End? The Horrors of October 7
3w ago00:19:05Tap to summarizeThese two moving kinnot written by survivors of the Nachal Oz and Kfar Aza ask as Yirmiyahu did, Eicha, How can it be? How can it be?If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →BONUS | Rising From the Grave
3w ago00:27:03Tap to summarizeOur ancestors are awoken by Yirmiyahs to plead on behalf of their children. But their children continue to sin and the merit of our ancestors has long expired. This is Episode 12 of our new daily podcast, running from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. Check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, to get all the episodes. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →Devarim: Torah for All
4w ago00:15:27Tap to summarizeJoin as we discuss why the most important messages of the Torah are for all of mankind. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →BONUS | The Ten Martyrs
4w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeThis is Episode 12 of our new daily podcast, running from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. Check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, to get all the episodes. The story of the 10 martyrs is recounted–in very different ways–twice a year. Once on Yom Kippur and again on Tisha b’Av. We will discuss the links between the story of Yosef, making a widow wait and the deaths of Rabbi Yishamel and Rabi Shimon. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →Matot-Masei: Count to Ten
Jul 900:15:43Tap to summarizeJoin as we discuss why Moshe made three big mistakes.If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →BONUS | And Jeremiah Cried: The King Who Did Everything Right, Until He Didn't
Jul 800:20:08Tap to summarizeThis is Episode 6 of our new daily podcast, which will run from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. Follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.He found a lost Torah scroll. There was no greater leader since Moshe. Then one fateful decision cost him his life. Why did one of Judah's greatest kings ignore Yirmiyahu's warning—and what can his tragic mistake teach us about the limits of conviction and the necessity of humility?If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →Pinchas: Don't Follow Me
Jul 200:13:09Tap to summarizeJoin as we discuss what makes a good leader. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
Transcribe →NEW PODCAST | Three Weeks of Poetry: A Closer Look at the Kinnot
Jul 100:09:40Tap to summarizeOur new daily podcast will run from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. Subscribe on Spotify: HereOr Apple Podcasts: HerePlease join Rabbi Jay for Three Weeks of Poetry: Connecting to the Kinot a daily podcast from 17 Tammuz through 9 Av. In each minute episode, we'll uncover the history, literary beauty, and enduring messages of one kinah, helping transform the Kinnot from ancient poems into a moving and meaningful experienceOn Today's episode we introduce some of the goals of the Kinnot. If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.Please send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgYou can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org
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